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= Usage = | |||
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Common params | |||
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less \ | |||
-X `# skip de-initialization (leave text onscreen at exit)` | |||
-R `# raw control chars (include colours)` \ | |||
-S `# chop lines wider than terminal can display (scroll w/ arrowkeys)` \ | |||
-F `# only use pager if terminal not tall enough for all text` \ | |||
+F `# tail output, only use pager if terminal not tall enough for all text` \ | |||
-i `# ignore case` \ | |||
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--mouse `# enable scrolling with mouse` \ | |||
--wheel-lines=5 `# number of lines scrolled each mousewheel click` \ | |||
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= Configuration = | = Configuration = | ||
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== Environment == | |||
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LESS="XRF" # default less params -X, -R, -F | |||
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== Colours == | == Colours == | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:30, 10 December 2022
A pager for unix systems.
Documentation
man less
https://man.archlinux.org/man/less.1 man lesskey
https://man.archlinux.org/man/core/less/lesskey.1.en github https://github.com/gwsw/less
Locations
${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/.lesskey
custom keybindings
Usage
Common params
less \ -X `# skip de-initialization (leave text onscreen at exit)` -R `# raw control chars (include colours)` \ -S `# chop lines wider than terminal can display (scroll w/ arrowkeys)` \ -F `# only use pager if terminal not tall enough for all text` \ +F `# tail output, only use pager if terminal not tall enough for all text` \ -i `# ignore case` \ \ --mouse `# enable scrolling with mouse` \ --wheel-lines=5 `# number of lines scrolled each mousewheel click` \
Configuration
Environment
LESS="XRF" # default less params -X, -R, -FColours
less colours can be controlled via
$LESS_TERMCAP_*
environment variables.
See https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/108699/documentation-on-less-termcap-variables